{"id":2378,"date":"2010-09-23T23:00:16","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=2378"},"modified":"2010-09-23T23:00:16","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T23:00:16","slug":"knaan-from-mogadishu-to-york-to-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2010-09\/knaan-from-mogadishu-to-york-to-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"K&#8217;Naan&#8211;From Mogadishu to York to Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2514\" title=\"knaan--large-msg-122237629309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/knaan-large-msg-122237629309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/knaan-large-msg-122237629309.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/knaan-large-msg-122237629309-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/knaan-large-msg-122237629309-450x348.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The plates are spinning, and we are spun.<\/p>\n<p>So, we are semaphoring sloth and sluggishness, and resorting to videos (which may or may not have killed the Radio Star).<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed it, there are some great videos floating around of K&#8217;Naan killin&#8217;.\u00a0 Check out those below, but if you can find his entire recent\u00a0 performance on Austin City Limits, we highly recommend.\u00a0 Check &#8217;em out.<\/p>\n<p>K&#8217;Naan delivering hip-hop-pella on his soulful song, <em>Somalia<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"K&#039;Naan - Somalia a cappella version [Live at Yorkfest]\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7-Vc9DUYm1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And here with his stirring anthem, <em>Waving Flag:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s4gwmwABMjU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plates are spinning, and we are spun. 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